| I. | Contemporary Studies: Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Marcel, Buber, Scheler, Merleau-Ponty, Gadamer, Luhmann or some contemporary European movement, such as Structuralism, the Frankfurt School, or Postmodernism: Derrida, Levinas, Deleuze, or Bataille. |
| II. | Eastern Studies: Indian and Upanishadic Philosophy: texts from the six orthodox schools of Indian philosophy, especially Advaita Vedanta, Early Indian Buddhist traditions, especially Madhyamika schools; Bhakti traditions, Gandhi; Chinese Philosophy, especially Confucianism, Taoism, and Chinese Buddhism. |
| III. | Comparative Studies: Comparison of Eastern and Western traditions with respect to problems of being, knowledge, person, values, and philosophical method. |
| In addition, from time to time, half-courses and tutorials may be offered on the following topics: Issues in recent Anglo-American (Analytic) Philosophy, Studies in Classical Philosophy (Pre-Socratics, Plato and/or Aristotle), Process Philosophy (Bergson, Whitehead, Hartshorne). These areas of specialization fall outside the principal focus of the graduate program, but are represented by individual members of the department. If in a given year a half-credit in one of the above happens not to be offered, an individual tutorial therein may be arranged. Scheme A candidates are limited to a maximum of one half credit tutorial; scheme B candidates may take up to two one half credit tutorials. The graduate officer of the Department must approve the program of any graduate student. Although the time limit for completion of the degree by full-time students is three years, it is to be noted that the program is designed to be completed in one year (twelve months) of full-time studies. Full-time students receiving financial assistance should not expect such assistance to extend beyond the first year. Admission Requirements Candidates should normally have an honours BA in philosophy with a minimum B average (75 percent). Those with a pass BA in philosophy will normally require a qualifying year. Students may choose either scheme A or scheme B. Knowledge of languages, as appropriate, other than English may be required. |